laudation

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Recent Examples of laudation But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
Noun
  • With no challengers present, delegates approved Flanagan’s endorsement by acclamation Saturday rather than ballots.
    Twin Cities, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
  • The acclamation continued to build, and the Spanish auteur was overcome with gratitude — for a few moments.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Developed with some difficulty due to the material, which both financiers and some actors found too risqué, Sunday Bloody Sunday was eventually released to considerable acclaim, earning four nominations at the 1972 Academy Awards.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
  • For all the early acclaim, Hazemann, 26, and Monnin, 25, project a level of discipline that belies their age.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • ElAttrache’s patients include 18 of 29 players who won the MVP or Cy Young awards over the past 10 years.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • The award will recognize a singular work selected from qualifying American narrative television and film that address environmental issues through creativity and possibility.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Some attendees spent months creating their costumes, sewing patterns and 3D-printing props just to attend the convention, and that dedication was shared by many at Charlotte Big Anime.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
  • Even by these standards, some Costco fans’ dedication is next level.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In the event of multiple jackpot winners, the jackpot prize will be shared.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Many have prizes, billboards and screens playing panoramic videos on loop.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Clean gutters and drains, inspect roofs for loose or damaged materials, trim trees and secure outdoor furniture and decorations.
    Stephen Hauptman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • In Italy, academics like Ettore Romagnoli organized an authoritarian spectacle to celebrate two millennia of Horace, the priest Vittorio Genovesi wrote encomiums to Italian imperial ambitions in Rome’s Mare Nostrum, and the Latinist Luigi Illuminati who penned an epic dedicated to Il Duce.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In this encomium to mindfulness, Wallace tells a tale of two fish swimming along, oblivious of the fact of water, the medium of their own existence.
    Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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